LJWorld.com Headlines for November 2, 2023

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Leaders say Douglas County's crisis center is having problems with sending patients to hospitals for longer-term care]( Every day, Douglas County's new behavioral health crisis center has one or two patients who could benefit from longer-term treatment at a psychiatric hospital like Osawatomie State Hospital — but it can't send them there because of a lack of ... [Leaders say Douglas County's crisis center is having problems with sending patients to hospitals for longer-term care]( By: Matt Resnick Every day, Douglas County's new behavioral health crisis center has one or two patients who could benefit from longer-term treatment at a psychiatric hospital like Osawatomie State Hospital — but it can't send them there because of a lack of ... November 1, 2023 @ 10:11pm [Photo Gallery: Kansas beats Fort Hays State 73-55 in exhibition]( By: November 1, 2023 @ 9:31pm [Lawrence police blotter for Nov. 1, 2023]( By: Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity up to 6 a.m. on the date listed and extending back to 6 a.m. on the previous ... November 1, 2023 @ 5:45pm [Volunteers needed for annual LINK Thanksgiving Dinner]( By: Staff Report Volunteers are being sought for the annual LINK Thanksgiving Dinner, which will be on Nov. 23 at the LINK meal site in the basement of the First Christian Church, 1000 Kentucky St. Volunteers will be needed as follows: • Wednesday, Nov. ... November 1, 2023 @ 4:29pm [Lawrence man pleads guilty to 3 felonies in connection with violent domestic abuse; state dismisses numerous other charges]( By: Chris Conde A Lawrence man pleaded guilty on Wednesday in Douglas County District Court to three felonies in connection with a series of violent domestic abuse incidents in which he reportedly punched, cut and dragged a woman by her hair. As part of a plea ... November 1, 2023 @ 4:09pm [Kansas to become latest state to get free naloxone vending machines]( By: Kylie Cameron, Kansas News Service Free naloxone vending machines will be placed in several counties across Kansas by the end of the year. The machines will be in Douglas, Johnson and Wyandotte counties in northeast Kansas. They’ll also be placed in Crawford County in the ... November 1, 2023 @ 2:41pm ['When we die, we are all the same'; community Día de los Muertos event pays tribute to deceased loved ones]( By: Rochelle Valverde, Special to the Journal-World White primer is being painted on an approximately 4-foot-tall papier-mâché skeleton, the second to last step in a process that has already taken dozens of hours. The colorful paint comes next, and soon the completed catrina will become part of ... November 1, 2023 @ 2:32pm [Judge gives DUI driver convicted of murder 10 years in prison; relatives of man killed in crash remember him as 'ray of sunshine']( By: Chris Conde The family of a man who was killed in a DUI crash shared their grief Wednesday in Douglas County District Court at the sentencing for the driver who was convicted of his murder. Anthony Michael Royal, 56, of Lawrence, pleaded guilty in August ... November 1, 2023 @ 2:04pm [Middle and high school students invited to compete in Douglas County’s upcoming Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge]( By: Staff Report Aspiring young entrepreneurs will have a chance to show off their business savvy and win prize money during Douglas County’s upcoming Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge. Douglas County is seeking applications for its sixth Youth ... November 1, 2023 @ 12:22pm [Costs for KU stadium renovations expected to increase by $113M; project now totals $448 million]( By: Chad Lawhorn Story updated at 1:25 p.m. Nov. 1, 2023: Costs to renovate the University of Kansas’ football stadium and add a conference center to its north bowl are likely to be more than $100 million greater than what KU leaders expected just a year ago. ... November 1, 2023 @ 12:10pm You are receiving this email because of your relationship with the Lawrence Journal-World or because at some point in the past you shared your email address with us. If you no longer want to receive emails from us, follow instructions at the link below. [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044